Top 50 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Rankings
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on September 11, 2014 For the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News has produced a ranking measuring the quality of the undergraduate education at historically black colleges and universities. In order to be on the list, a school must be currently designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. To qualify for the U.S. News ranking, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first-time students and must be a school that is part of the 2015 Best Colleges rankings. The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines an HBCU as "any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary (of Education) to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation." If an HBCU is listed as Unranked in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings, it is also listed as Unranked in the HBCU rankings In total, there were 80 HBCUs eligible to be included on the list; 69 of those were ranked and 11 of those were Unranked. 1. Spelman College 2. Howard University 3. Morehouse College 4. Hampton University 5. Tuskegee University 6. Xavier University of Louisiana 7. Fisk University 8. Florida A&M University 9. Claflin University 10. North Carolina A&T State University 11. North Carolina Central University 12. Tougaloo College 13. (Tie) Delaware State University 13. (Tie) Dillard University 15. (Tie) Morgan State University 15. (Tie) Winston-Salem State University 17. Johnson C. Smith University 18. Clark Atlanta University 19. Jackson State University 20. Elizabeth City State University 21. (Tie) Lincoln University of PA 21. (Tie) Tennessee State University 23. (Tie) Alabama A&M University 23. (Tie) University of Maryland-Eastern Shore 25. (Tie) Bennett College 25. (Tie) Bowie State University 27. Alcorn State University 28. (Tie) Albany State University 28. (Tie) Fayetteville State University 30. South Carolina State University 31. Bethune-Cookman University 32. Virginia State University 33. Oakwood University 34. Norfolk State University 35. (Tie) Philander Smith College 35. (Tie) University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 37. Prairie View A&M University 38. (Tie) Fort Valley State University 38. (Tie) Kentucky State University 40. Stillman College 41. (Tie) Alabama State University 41. (Tie) Central State University 41. (Tie) West Virginia State University 44. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 45. (Tie) Paine College 45. (Tie) Southern University and A&M College 47. Savannah State University 48. Livingstone College 49. Texas Southern University 50. (Tie) Bluefield State College 50. (Tie) Florida Memorial University 50. (Tie) Grambling State University 50. (Tie) Mississippi Valley State University For more on the rankings INCLUDING unranked schools not on the list, go to http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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We can going around brandishing our schools logos all we want., but national education standings and being hired after college is a different reality. This article is very misleading about the US News National Colleges rankings. The newest release by US News tells a very different story. Sadly my Alma Mater, Howard University was number 146 of the 200 schools which achieved ranking. In the next 200 schools category of research but were not ranked (kind of like getting a C-) only 3 HBCUs made it. And other than Howard, none of the first 25 on this HBCU list were one of these four. As Alumnus of these schools, we need to better identify what will get us into the national recognition because it is that which equates whether we get hired or are under employed, if not unemployed. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.... Thursday, September 11th 2014 at 6:27PM |
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Sad to see the BEEP program no longer supported by the National Urban League.
Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 at 10:09AM |
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